SBI ASSOCIATE BANKS CLERKS EXAM COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. What is e-commerce?
1) Buying and selling of international goods
2) Buying and selling of products and services over the internet
3) Buying and selling of products having to do with computers
4) Buying and selling of products and services not found in stores
5) Buying and selling of electronic goods

2. The term user Interface refers to :
1) What the user sees on the screen and how they can interact with it
2) How the operating system responds to the user commands
3) The means by which the user interacts with the peripheral devices on the  computer
4) All of these
5) None of these

3. Which of the following is not an input device?
1) Keyboard
2) Joystick
3) Monitor
4) Microphone

5) None of these

4. An error is also known as :
1) Debug
2) Bug
 3) Cursor
4) Icon
5) None of these

5. Archive is :
1) Back-up Storage
2) Forward Operation
3) Primary Storage
4) Name of famous processor
5) None of these

6. Which media has the ability to have data/information written on them by users more than once
1) CD-R disks
2) CD-RW disks
3) Zip disks
4) Opti disks
5) Both CD-RW and Zip disks

7. BCC in regard to emails, stands for :
1) Best Client Copy
2) Better Communication Copy
3) Best Computer Copy
4) Better Client Copy
5) None of these

COMPUTER AWARENESS PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. Hackers ………………
(A) all have the same motive
(B) are people who maintain computers
(C) may legally break into computers as long as they do not do any damage
(D) break into other people's computers
Answer: break into other peoples computers

2. Unauthorised copying of software to be used for personal gain instead of for personal backups is called ………………
(A) program thievery
(B) data snatching
(C) software piracy
(D) program looting
Answer: software piracy

3. Junk e-mail is also called ………………
(A) spam
(B) spoof
(C) cookie crumbs
(D) sniffer script
Answer: spam

4. What is usually used for displaying information at public places ?
(A) Monitors
(B) Overhead Projections
(C) Monitors and Overhead Projections
(D) Touch Screen Kiosks
Answer: Overhead Projections

5. What is MP3 ?
(A) A Mouse
(B) A Printer
(C) A Sound Format
(D) A Scanner
Answer: A Sound Format

6. What is the most popular hardware for multimedia creations ?
(A) PCs
(B) Minicompiiters
(C) Mainframe Computers
(D) WANs
Answer: PCs

7. For sound recording, what is necessary ?
(A) Speaker
(B) Microphone
(C) Talker
(D) Mouse
Answer: Microphone

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

1. If you wish to extend the length of the network without having the signal degrade, you would use a ………………
(A) resonance
(B) router
(C) gateway
(D) repeater
Answer: repeater

2. A repair for a known software bug, usually available at no charge on the Internet, is called a ………………
(A) version
(B) patch
(C) tutorial
(D) FAQ
Answer: patch

3. URL stands for ………………
(A) Universal Research List
(B) Universal Resource List
(C) Uniform Resource Locator
(D) Uniform Research Locator
Answer: Uniform Resource Locator

4. When data changes in multiple lists and all lists are not updated, this causes ………………
(A) data redundancy
(B) information overload
(C) duplicate data
(D) data inconsistency
Answer: data inconsistency

5. What is a backup ?
(A) Restoring the information backup
(B) An exact copy of a system's information
(C) The ability to get a system up and running in the event of a system crash or failure
(D) All of these
Answer: An exact copy of a systems information

6. The Internet is ………………
(A) a large network of networks
(B) an internal communication system for a business
(C) a communication system for the Indian government
(D) a communication system for some states of India
Answer: a large network of networks

7. Computers that are portable and convenient for users who travel are known as ………………
(A) supercomputers
(B) planners
(C) minicomputers
(D) laptops
Answer: laptops

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE PRACTICE MCQs

1.What is the ultimate purpose of Defragmentation ?

1) Make the PC faster

2) Create More Free Space

3) Delete temporary files

4) Reduce Power consumption

5) All of the above

2.Computers process data into information by working exclusively with :

1) multimedia

2) words

3) characters

4) numbers

5) None of these

3.You must install a (n) ......... on a network if you want to share a broadband Internet connection

1) router

2) modem

3) node

4) cable

5) None of these

4.The purpose of the primary key in a database is to :

1) unlock the database

2) provide a map of the data

3) uniquely identify a record

4) establish constraints on database operations

5) None of these

5.The design of the network is called the network

1) architecture

2) server

3) transmission

4) type

5) None of these

6.The most frequently used instructions of a computer program are likely to be fetched from:

1) the hard disk

2) cache memory

3) RAM

4) registers

5) None of these

7.Personal logs or journal entries posted on the Web are known as :

1) listservs

2) Webcasts

3) blogs

4) subject directories

5) None of these

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGR PRACTICE QUESTIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

1. Compiler is the
(a) name given to the computer operator
(b) part of the digital machine to store the information
(c) translator of source program to object
(d) part of arithmetic logic unit
(e) operator of Boolean Algebra
Ans (c)

2. Main memory is
(a) Random Access Memory (b) Read only Memory
(c) Serial Access Memory (d) None of these
Ans (a) 

3. Which of the following is the smallest and fastest computer imitating brain working?
(a) Supercomputer (b) Quantum Computer
(c) Param-10,000 (d) IBM chips
Ans (b) 

4. A compact disc (CD) is a data storage of the type
(a) Magnetic (b) Optical (c) Electrical (d) Electromechanical
Ans (a) 

5. Which of the following is not as language for computer programming?
(a) WINDOWS (b) PASCAL (c) BASIC
(d) COBOL (e) All of these
Ans (a) 

6. What are the two basic types of memory that your computer uses?
(a) RAM (b) RW/RAM (c) ROM (d) ERAM (e) POST
Ans (a)

7. The term gigabyte refers to(a) 1024 bytes (b) 1024 kilobytes (c) 1024 megabytes
(d) 1024 gigabytes (e) None of the above
Ans (c) 

COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE

Generation of Computers
It is important to realize that major changes and trends in computer systems have occurred during the major  stages-or generations-of computing, and will continue into the future. The first generation of computers developed in the early 1950s, the second generation blossomed during the late 1960s, the third generation took computing into the 1970s, and the fourth generation has been the computer technology of the 1980s and 1990s. A fifth generation of computers that accelerates the trends of the previous generations is expected to evolve as we enter the 21st century. Notice that computers continue to become smaller, faster, more reliable, less costly to purchase and maintain, and more interconnected within computer networks.
First-generation computing involved massive computers using hundreds or thousands of vacuum tubes for their processing and memory circuitry. These large computers generated enormous amounts of heat; their vacuum tubes had to be replaced frequently. Thus, they had large electrical power, air conditioning, and maintenance requirements. First-generation computers had main memories of only a few thousand characters and millisecond processing speeds. They used magnetic drums or tape for secondary storage and punched cards or paper tape as input and output media.
Second-generation computing used transistors and other solid-state, semiconductor devices that were wired to circuit boards in the computers. Transistorized circuits were much smaller and much more reliable, generated little heat, were less expensive, and required less power than vacuum tubes. Tiny magnetic cores were used for the computer’s memory, or internal storage. Many second-generation computers had main memory capacities of less than 100 kilobytes and microsecond processing, speeds. Removable magnetic disk packs were introduced, and magnetic tape merged as the major input, output, and secondary storage medium for large computer installations.

IBPS Probationary Officers' Exam 2011

Computer Knowledge

(Exam Held On: 18-09-2011)

1. Computer uses the_________number system to store data and perform calculations.

(A) binary
(B) octal
(C) decimal
(D) hexadecimal
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

2. A disk's content that is recorded at the time of manufacture and that cannot be changed or erased by the user is_______________

(A) Memory-only
(B) Write-only
(C) Once-only
(D) Run-only
(E) Read-only
Ans : (E)

3. Which of the following can be used to select the entire document ?

(A) CTRL+A
(B) ALT+F5
(C) SHIFT+A
(D) CTRL+K
(E) CTRL+H
Ans : (A)

4___________are 'attempts by individuals to obtain confidential information from you by falsifying their identity.

(A) Phishing
(B) Computer viruses
(C) Spyware scams
(D) Viruses
(E) None of the above
Ans : (A)

5. Part number, part description, and number of parts ordered are examples of__________

(A) control
(B) output
(C) processing
(D) feedback
(E) input
Ans : (E)

6. A Web site's main page is called its______________

(A) Home Page
(B) Browser Page
(C) Search Page
(D) Bookmark
(E) None of these
Ans : (A)

7. The simultaneous processing of two or more programs by multiple processors is_____________

(A) multiprogramming
(B) multitasking
(C) time-sharing
(D) multiprocessing
(E) None of these
Ans : (D)

COMPUTER ABBREVIATIONS FOR BANK EXAMS

ACE	Access Control Entry
ADSL	Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
AGP	Accelerated Graphics Port
AI	Artificial Intelligence
ALGOL	Algorithmic Language
ALU	Arithmetic Logic Unit
ANSI	American National Standards Institute
API	Application Program Interface
APIPA	Automatic Private Internet Protocol Addressing
APT	Automatically Programmed Tooling
ARP	Address Resolution Protocol
ARPANET	Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
ASCII	American Standard Code For Information Interchange
ASF	Advanced Streaming Format
ASP	Active Server Pages
ATAPI	Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface
ATM	Asynchronous Transfer Mode
AUI	Attachment Unit Interface
AVI	Audio Video Interleave
BASIC	Beginner`s All Purpose Symbolic Instruction Code
BCD	Binary Coded Decimal
BDPS	Business Data Processing Systems
BHTML	Broadcast Hyper Text Markup Language
BIOS	Basic Input Output System
BIU	Bus Interface Unit
BMP	Bitmap
BPS	Bytes Per Seconds
C-DAC	Centre For Development Of Advanced Computing
CAD	Computer Aided Design
CADD	Computer Added Drafting And Design
CAI	Computer Aided Instructuion
CAM	Computer Aided Manufacturing
CAR	Control Address Register
CASE	Computer Aided Software Engineering
CCIS	Common Channel Interoffice Signaling
CCNA	Cisco Certified Network Associate
CD	Compact Disc
CD RW	Compact Disc ReWritable
CDMA	Code Division Multiple Access
CDROM	Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CFG	Control Flow Graph
CGI	Common Gateway Interface
CGM	Computer Graphics Metafile
CIDR	Classless InterDomain Routing
CIM	Computer Integrated Manufacture
CISC	Complex Instruction Set Computers
CIX	Commercial Internet Exchange
CLR	Common Language Runtime
CMOS	Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CMS	Content Management System
CMYK	Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Key (Black)
COBOL	Common Business Oriented Language
CORBA	Common Object Request Broker Architecture
CPI	Clock Cycle Per Instruction
CPU	Central Processing Unit
CRC	Cyclic Redundancy Check
CRM	Customer Relationship Management
CROM	Control Read Only Memory
CRT	Cathode Ray Tube
CUI	Character User Interface
DAC	Digital To Analog Converter
DAO	Data Access Objects
DARPANET	Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Network
DBA	Data Base Administrator
DBMS	Data Base Management System
DCA	Defence Communication Agency
DCL	Data Control Language
DCOM	Distributed Component Object Model
DCP	Data Communication Processor
DDL	Data Definition Language
DDOS	Distributed Denial Of Service
DDP	Distributed Data Processing
DFD	Data Flow Diagram
DFS	Distributed File System
DHCP	Dynamic Host Control Protocol
DHTML	Dynamics Hyper Text Markup Language
DLC	Data Link Control
DLL	Dynamic Link Library
DMA	Direct Memory Access
DML	Data Manipulation Language
DMTF	Distributed Management Test Force
DNA	Distributed Internet Architecture
DNS	Domain Name System (Server)
DOM	Document Object Model
DOS	Disk Operating System, Denial Of Service
DPI	Dots Per Inch
DRAM	Dynamic Random Access Memory
DSL	Digital Subscriber Line
DSN	Digital Subscriber Network
DTD	Document Type Definition
DVD	Digital Versatile Disc
E	Electronic
EAROM	Electrically Alterable Read Only Memory
EBCDIC	Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EDC	Electronic Digital Computer
EDCDIC	Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code
EEPROM	Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EFS	Encrypted File System
EJB	Enterprise Java Beans
ENIAC	Electronics Numerical Integrator And Calculator
EPROM	Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory
EROM	Erasable Read Only Memory
ERP	Enterprise Resource Planning
EULA	End User License Agreement
FAT	File Allocation Table
FDD	Floppy Disk Drive
FDDI	Fiber Distributed Data Interface
FDMA	Frequency Division Multiple Access
FIFO	First In First Out
FLOPS	Floating Point Operations Per Second
FO	Fiber Optics
FORTRAN	Formula Translation
FPS	Frames Per Second
FRAM	Ferro Electric Random Access Memory
FTP	File Transfer Protocol
GB	Giga Bytes
GIF	Graphic Interchange Format
GIGO	Garbage In Garbage Out
GML	General Markup Language
GPL	General Public License
GUI	Graphical User Interface
HDD	Hard Disk Drive
HFS	Hierarchical File System
HP	Hewlett Packard
HPC	High Performance Computing
HPFS	High Performance File System
HSR	Horizontal Scan Rate
HTML	Hyper Text Markup Language
HTTP	Hyper Text Transfer Protocol
IO	Input Output
IBM	International Business Machines
IC	Integrated Circuit
ICMP	Internet Control Message Protocol
ICS	Reduce Instruction Set Computer
ICT	Information And Communication Technology
IDE	Integrated Development Environment
IE	Internet Explorer
IGMP	Internet Group Management Protocol
IL	Intermediate Language
IOP	InputOutput Processor
IP	Internet Protocol
IPX	Internetworked Packet Exchange
IRAM	Integration Ram
IRC	Internet Relay Chat
IRDA	Infrared Data Association
IRQ	Interrupt Request
ISAPI	Internet Server Application Program Interface
ISDN	Integrated Services Digital Network
ISO	International Standard Organization
ISP	Internet Service Provider
ISR	Interrupt Service Routine
IT	Information Technology
ITPL	Information Technology Park Limited (India)
JCL	Job Control Language
JDBC	Java Data Base Connectivity
JHTML	Java Within Hyper Text Markup Language
JPEG	Joint Photographic Experts Group
JSP	Java Server Pages
KB	Kilo Bytes
KBPS	Kilo Bytes Per Second
L2TP	Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
LAN	Local Area Network
LCD	Liquid Crystal Display
LDAP	Light Weight Directory Access Control
LIFO	Last In First Out
LIPS	Logical Interfaces Per Second
LOC	Lines Of Code
LSI	Large Scale Integration
LSP	Layered Service Provider
MAC	Media Access Control
MAN	Metropolitan Area Network
MAU	MultiStation Access Unit
MB	Mega Bytes
MBONE	Multicast Backbone
MBPS	Mega Bytes Per Second
MBR	Master Boot Record
MCP	Microsoft Certified Professional
MCS	Multicast Server
MDI	Multiple Document Interface
MDS	Microcomputer Development System
MFC	Microsoft Foundation Classes
MFT	Master File Table
MG	Mega Bytes
MICR	MagneticInk Characters Reader
MIDI	Musical Instrument Digital Interface
MIMD	Multiple Instruction Multiple Data
MIME	Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions
MIPS	Millions Of Instructions Per Second
MISD	Multiple Instruction Single Data
MODEM	Modulator And Demodulator
MP3	Motion Pictures Experts Group Layer 3
MPEG	Motion Pictures Experts Group
MS	Microsoft
MSDN	Microsoft Developer Network
MSIIS	Microsoft Internet Information Server
MSIL	Microsoft Intermediate Language
MSMQ	Microsoft Message Queue
MSN	Microsoft Network
MSRAP	Microsoft Remote Administration Protocol
MSRPC	Microsoft Remote Procedure Call
MTS	Microsoft Transaction Server
MTU	Maximum Transmission Unit
MUDS	MultiUser Dungeons
NAS	Network Attached Storage
NASSCOM	National Association Of Software & Service Companies
NCP	Network Control Protocol
NDIS	Network Driver Interface Specification
NDRO	Nondestructive Read Out
NETBEUI	Netbios Enhanced User Interface
NIC	National Informatics Centre,
NIIT	National Institute Of Information Technology
NNTP	Network News Transfer Protocol
NSFNET	National Science Foundation Network
NTFS	New Technology File System
NTP	Network Time Protocol
OCR	Optical Character Readers
ODBC	Open Data Base Connectivity
OLE	Object Linking And Embedding
OMR	Optical Mark Reader
ONE	Open Network Architecture
OOA	Object Orient Analysis
OOAD	Object Oriented Analysis And Design
OOP	Object Oriented Programming
OOPS	Object Oriented Programming System
OPEN GL	Open Graphics Library
OS	Operating System
OSI	Open System Interconnection
PC	Personal Computer
PCI	Peripheral Component Interconnect
PCMCIA	Personal Computer Memory Card International Association
PDA	Personal Digital Assistant
PDF	Portable Document Format
PDL	Page Description Language
PDU	Protocol Data Unit
PIC	Programming Interrupt Control
PILOT	Programmed Inquiry Learning Or Teaching
PLA	Programmable Logic Array
PLC	Programmable Logic Controller
PNG	Portable Network Graphics
PNP	Plug And Play
PPP	Peer To Peer Protocol
PPTP	Point To Point Tunneling Protocol
PROM	Programmable Read Only Memory
PS	Post Script
RADSL	RateAdaptive Digital Subscribes Line
RAID	Redundant Array Of Independent Disks
RAM	Random Access Memory
RAMDAC	Random Access Memory Digital To Analog Converter
RAS	Remote Access Network
RD RAM	Rambus Dynamic Random Access Memory
RDBMS	Relational Data Base Management System
RDO	Remote Data Objects
RDP	Remote Desktop Protocol
RFC	Request For Comments
RGB	Red Green Blue
RICS	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
RIP	Raster Image Processor
RISC	Reduced Instruction Set Computer
ROM	Read Only Memory
RPC	Remote Procedure Call
RTC	Real Time Clock
RTF	Rich Text Format
RTOS	Real Time Operating System
SACK	Selective Acknowledgements
SAM	Security Access Manager
SAP	Service Access Point, Systems Applications Products
SCMP	Software Configuration Management Plan
SD RAM	Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDD	Software Design Description
SDK	Software Development Kit
SDL	Storage Definition Language
SDN	Integrated Service Digital Network
SDRAM	Static Dynamic Random Access Memory
SDSL	Symmetric Digital Subscribes Line
SG RAM	Synchronous Graphics Random Access Memory
SGML	Standard Generalized Markup Language
SIM	Subscriber Identification Module
SIMD	Single Instruction Multiple Data
SISD	Single Instruction Single Data
SIU	Serial Interface Unit
SMP	Symmetric MultiProcess
SMS	Short Message Service
SMTP	Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
SNA	System Network Architecture
SNAP	Sub Network Access Protocol
SNMP	Simple Network Management Protocol
SNOBOL	String Oriented Symbolic Language
SOAP	Simple Object Access Protocol
SPX	Sequenced Packet Exchange
SQA	Statistical Quality Assurance
SQL	Structured Query Language
SRAM	Static Random Access Memory
SRS	Software Requirements Specification
STP	Shielded Twisted Pair
SVVP	Software Verification And Validation Plan
SW	Software
TAPI	Telephony Application Program Interface
TB	Tera Bytes
TCP	Transmission Control Protocol
TCPIP	Transmission Control Protocol  Internet Protocol
TDI	Transport Data Interface
TDMA	Time Division Multiple Access
TPM	Transactions Processing Monitor
TSR	Terminate And Stay Residents
UDD	User Datagram Protocol
UDP	User Datagram Protocol
UI	User Interface
UML	Unified Modelling Language
UNC	Universal Naming Convention
UNIX	Uniplexed Information And Computer Systems
URL	Universal Resource Locator
USB	Universal Serial Bus
USRT	Universal Synchronous Receiver Transmitted
UTP	Unshielded Twisted Pair
VAN	Virtual Area Network
VAST	Very Small Aperture Terminal
VB	Visual Basic
VC++	Visual C++
VCD	Video Compact Disc
VDL	View Definition Language
VGA	Video Graphics Array
VHS	Video Home System
VLIW	Very Long Instruction Words
VLSI	Very Large Scale Integrated Circuits
VPN	Virtual Private Network
VRAM	Video Random Access Memory
VRML	Virtual Reality Modelling Language
VS	Visual Studio
VSNL	Videsh Sanchar Nigam Limited
VVR	Software Validation And Validation Report
VXD	Virtual Device Driver
W3C	World Wide Web Consortium
WAIS	Wide Area Information Servers
WAN	Wide Area Network
WAP	Wireless Application Protocol
WBEM	WebBase Enterprise Management
WDM	Wave Division Multiplexing
WHQL	Windows Hardware Quality Lab
WINDOWS ME	Windows Millennium Edition
WINDOWS NT	Windows New Technology
WINDOWS XP	Windows Experienced
WINS	Windows Internet Name Service
WMI	Windows Management Instrumentation
WML	Wireless Markup Language
WORM	Write Once Read Many
WSH	Windows Script Host
WWW	World Wide Web
WYSIWYG	What You See Is What You Get
XHTML	Extensible Hyper Text Markup Language
XML	Extensible Markup Language
XSL	Extensible Style Sheet Langauge